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Here you’ll find the latest news on refugee health related information, resources, research, professional development opportunities, and professional networks. The Network publishes a monthly e-Bulletin that shares current news, resources, and showcases good practice from the refugee health sector in Victoria and Australia. You can subscribe to our e-Bulletin using the subscription form below the articles.
Save the date for the November 2026 Statewide Meeting
The Victorian Refugee Health Network will be holding the final, online Statewide meeting of 2026 on Thursday 26th November from 1pm to 3pm.
Launch of Multicultural and Multifaith Victoria
The Victorian Government is changing how it works with multicultural and multifaith communities, recently passing legislation to establish Multicultural and Multifaith Victoria, starting on 1st October 2026.
Have your say on access to medical specialists
Australian Parliament is seeking feedback from patients, families and carers about their experiences accessing and affording specialist medical care.
Navigating the Victorian Mental Health System
In September we delivered an info-session for bicultural workers on navigating the Victorian Mental Health System and how the Bilingual Mental Health Glossary can help.
A Victoria for all of us – ECCV 2026 State Election Platform
Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria (ECCV) recently launched their platform for the 2026 State Election, A Victoria for all of us.
Volunteer for the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP)
Can you or someone you know spare 1-2 hours per week to support refugees and migrants to learn English?
Resources available from the August 2026 Statewide Meeting
We had almost 200 people sign up for our Statewide Meeting in August! If you missed it, you can see the presentation slides here.
Settlement Data Bulletin Q2 2026
A total of 1,107 people arrived in the second quarter of 2026 as a refugee or humanitarian entrant (visa subclass 200, 201, 202, 204) and were recorded as residing in Victoria. Approximately 40.9% of these humanitarian entrants were under 18 years of age.
2027 Interpreter Scholarship Program
The Interpreter Scholarship Program works to improve the use of language services by offering scholarships to eligible students in a range of Interpreting courses at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT).
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The Network publishes a monthly e-Bulletin that shares current news and resources and showcases good practice from the refugee health sector in Victoria and Australia.